Is Dowler's Hill Crescent in Redditch safe?

Dowler's Hill Crescent has an area-safety proxy score of 30/100. It uses recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not a population-adjusted crime rate or a prediction of personal safety. Based on police.uk open data.

Dowler's Hill Crescent

Redditch, Worcestershire, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 25/100 Transport proximity 40/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 30/100; transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 48/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 25/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: Young ProfessionalsFair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 48/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; family indicators 45/100; green-space proximity 25/100; daily amenities 48/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals

Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 48/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; green-space proximity 25/100; daily amenities 48/100; amenity proximity 60/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 48/100; area-safety proxy 30/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Liveability Score

Indicative · relative within Redditch

Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 5 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Score 30/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

Limited mapped green-space access

Score 25/100. This measures mapped green-space proximity, not noise or air quality.

How Life Works Here

Dowler's Hill Crescent is located in Redditch, Worcestershire. The associated LSOA area has 160 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 3 nearby amenities. The closest is Greenlands Chinese Takeaway (fast food, 13m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: bus. The nearest mapped stop (Dowlers Hill Crescent) is 75m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 2,235; owner-occupied homes 33.6%; social housing 9.9%; retired population 14.9%; average household size 2.6. There are 6 schools within 2 km, 5 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 49/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 43/100. Its recorded district percentile is 22. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Low (30)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Fair (48)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Low (40)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Poor (25)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Fair (45)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Good (60)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

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Nearby Amenities

Greenlands Chinese Takeaway13m (0.2 min walk)

S&G General Store30m (0.4 min walk)

Classic Cuts35m (0.4 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Dowler's Hill Crescent, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (1)

PureGym 1759m · 22 min walk

libraries (2)

Woodrow Library 722m · 9 min walk
Redditch Library 1999m · 25 min walk

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parks & green spaces (5)

Greenland Park 558m · 7 min walk
Oakenshaw Spinney 1243m · 16 min walk
Wirehill Wood 1601m · 20 min walk
Arrow Valley Country Park 1675m · 21 min walk
Arrow Valley Country Park Proctors Barn Meadow 1850m · 23 min walk

schools (4)

Oak Hill First School 707m · 9 min walk
Woodrow First School 829m · 10 min walk
St Bede's Catholic Middle School 1253m · 16 min walk
St George's CofE First School and Nursery 1576m · 20 min walk

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Transport Links

Dowlers Hill Crescent bus_stop75m

Wharrington Hill bus_stop88m

Sheldon Road bus_stop190m

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Data Transparency

5 open data sources

57% data uniqueness

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OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.

Data updated: 11 September 2026